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Kolo Toure 'set to be named manager of Wigan' in shocking appointment after brother Yaya 'turned the Latics down'... in a move that could see him become the first African international to manage in senior English football

Wigan are reportedly set to appoint Kolo Toure as their new manager, after his brother Yaya turned them down.

The Sun have reported that the Championship side's owner Talal Al Hammad has flown into London to finalise the appointment of Toure who is currently a coach at Leicester City.

It's said they originally wanted former Manchester City and Barcelona star Yaya to take the job, though the younger Toure brother wanted to stay as a coach at Tottenham Hotspur.

Wigan are reportedly set to make a stunning appointment by hiring Kolo Toure as manager
Toure (left) has worked as a coach under Brendan Rodgers for both Celtic and Leicester

Kolo is keen to become a manager after five years working as a coach.